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Thriving FinTech industry

Financial technology, or FinTech, has become a thriving industry in recent years with Sweden topping the league for FinTech investments per capita. New payment methods via mobile phones and simpler forms of identification mean that payments can be made from virtually anywhere. But the development of these new services is not without risk and Sweden’s Riksbank warned of growing uncertainty in its latest financial stability report from May. The central bank has warned that deposits could become more volatile, thereby increasing the liquidity risk.